Thomas Wictor

Posts Tagged ‘fake but accurate’

Credibility squandered can never be regained

When I began defending Israel in June of 2014, I was shocked at the blatant lies told by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the United Nations. Well, the lies told about Saudi Arabia are worse. The difference is that the Saudis are willing to use ruthless judo…

 

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Crankiness is making it harder for me to tolerate…everything

I know I should be able to distance myself from the avalanche of transparent lies that slams into me daily. The reason I can’t is that it plays on my worst paranoia, that everyone on the planet has been body snatched. This frustration-and-horror-induced crankiness is getting worse with age. My brother Tim and I are…

 

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More Palestinian Fakery

On July 21, 2014, I wrote a post titled “A fake atrocity video from Gaza.” Several people contacted me, either trying to convince me that I was wrong or that even if this particular video was staged, it represented a greater truth. “Fake but accurate” is the phrase, dating from the 2004 forged Texas Air…

 

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